TWITTER has laid into John Stones' performance during Everton's match against Swansea.

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John Stones

“We created enough chances to win the game. The fearful aspect of our performance was a real shame”

Roberto Martinez

"We are a young team. We want to impress our fans, play attacking football and become a winning team. We are finding it tough to free ourselves.

"We created enough chances to win the game. The fearful aspect of our performance was a real shame."

The Everton boss defended John Stones after the England international's poor back pass led to keeper Tim Howard hacking down Ayew for Sigurdsson's penalty.

He said: "What happened with John and a few of our youngsters is they have been in the limelight and we forget they are young and need to be given space and time."

The Toffees were also rocked by first-half injuries to Muhamed Besic and Kevin Mirallas and both will miss Wednesday's Capital One Cup semi-final, second leg against Manchester City, with Everton leading the tie 2-1.

Besic suffered a hamstring injury while Mirallas picked up a tendon problem.

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Martinez said: "I don't expect them to be fit for Wednesday. It is a real shame, both players gave us a real refreshing look."

New Swansea boss Francesco Guidolin says he has seen enough already - after last week's win over Watford - to convince him they will avoid the drop after moving four points clear of the relegation zone.

The Italian said: "Six points in two matches is very important for us because the table was not good.

"I hope to have the possibility to go up in the table. My team is a good team."

The former Udinese boss is unsure if he will dip into the transfer market before the window closes next week.

He added: "You always need someone but I don't know what is happening in the next few days."